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Taj Mahal from Outside


Taj Mahal from Outside
Photo Information
Copyright: Bhawna Slakter (bhawnaslakter) (119)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-20
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/4, 1/104 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Architecture shots [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-10 15:00
Viewed: 753
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another shot of Taj Mahal from my latest trip to India.

Info about the building:
The Tāj Mahal (Hindi: ताज महल) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor Shāh Jahān commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1648. Some dispute surrounds the question of who designed the Taj; it is clear a team of designers and craftsmen were responsible for the design, with Ustad Isa considered the most likely candidate as the principal designer.[1]

The Taj Mahal (sometimes called "the Taj") is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Persian and Indian. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as a "universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".
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Nice image, with the Taj well framed by the doorway and the activity of the people. Well done.

Hi Bhawna,

your pic is very nice indeed.
Well framed and its DOV is very good.
TFS, Athanasios.

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